Conceptual Analysis of Social/Interpersonal Intelligence
Bildiriler > Tam Metin Bildiri · 2023
Yazarlar: Şadiye Emet GÜREL, Azra Kardelen NAZLI
2nd Ankara Humanities and Social Sciences Congress, Türkiye, Ankara, Uluslararası, Sözlü Sunum, Tam Metin Bildiri, 2023-2023, ss 94-104
Özet
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The place and importance of communication in human life is closely related to the development of humanity. Through communication, humanity has developed culturally, scientifically, socially and established civilizations. Communication is a social activity and by its nature it has sociological, psychological and anthropological dimensions. Communication is also the sum of knowledge and skills. In this respect, communication is a competency that can be learned and developed. Communication and intelligence are areas that are related and support each other.</p><p>Social/interpersonal intelligence is simply the ability to understand, deal with, and interact with other people. Social/interpersonal intelligence, which came to the fore in parallel with the traditional understanding of intelligence giving its place to the understanding of multiple intelligences, was conceptualized by Howard Gardner (1983, 1993). Gardner, who developed the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, rejected the concept of singular intelligence and drew attention to the existence of nine types of intelligence that are independent from each other but interrelated. Social/interpersonal intelligence, which is one of the multiple intelligence types, is very important in terms of getting to know oneself and communicating with other people. So much so that people with high social/interpersonal intelligence are able to effectively interpret the psychological states of others, act empathetically and establish more effective human relations, as well as using verbal and nonverbal communication effectively.</p><p>Social/interpersonal intelligence is intertwined with many fields and disciplines, from communication to psychology, from education to management, from sociology to anthropology. In this study, social/interpersonal intelligence is discussed from a conceptual point of view. It is thought that the study is important in terms of drawing attention to the relationship between communication and intelligence, contributing to the studies of multiple intelligences and interpersonal communication, and to contribute to the literature.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Communication, Communication literacy, Multiple Intelligences Theory, Personal Intelligence, Social/interpersonal intelligence.</p><p><br></p>